La paloma
Mišo Kovač Lyrics


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Sutra kad ti oći izgube topli sjaj
Snovi nek se vrate u stari južni kraj
Sutra kad ti tuga jedini bude drug
S pjesmom bijelia ptica znat će prevarit nju

Una Paloma blanka pjesmom te traži
kad duša sniva kada umitru laži
nježno ko pijela ptica plače gitara
ljubav je mrtva živi još samo nada

Tebe jednom ću doć umoran u zoru




da sa vratim na obalu snova
ko rijeka moru svom

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mišo Kovač's song La Paloma poetically describe the wistful longing for a return to one's southern homeland. The opening lines express a hope that when the warmth fades from the eyes of the beloved, the dreams of the South will return. The next lines direct the attention to the future, when sadness will be the only companion, but the white bird will deceive it with a song.


The chorus introduces the white dove, "Una Paloma Blanca," which is a symbol of hope and yearning for a better future. The dove calls out for the soul to return to the homeland, especially in moments of deceit and lies. The gentle guitar in the background evokes a sense of melancholy and nostalgia. The next line, "love is dead, only hope lives on," implies that the events in the song are a reflection on a love that is now over.


The final lines of the song suggest a reunion with the homeland at dawn, when the singer will return to the shore of dreams like a river returning to the sea. The song provides a poignant expression of the universal human longing for the comforting familiarity of home and the power of hope even in tough times.


Line by Line Meaning

Sutra kad ti oći izgube topli sjaj
When the warmth in your eyes fades away tomorrow


Snovi nek se vrate u stari južni kraj
May your dreams return to the old southern land


Sutra kad ti tuga jedini bude drug
When sorrow becomes your only friend tomorrow


S pjesmom bijelia ptica znat će prevarit nju
With a song, the white bird will know how to deceive it


Una Paloma blanka pjesmom te traži
A white dove searches for you with its song


kad duša sniva kada umitru laži
When the soul dreams, when the world lies


nježno ko pijela ptica plače gitara
Tenderly, like a feathered bird, the guitar weeps


ljubav je mrtva živi još samo nada
Love is dead, only hope still lives


Tebe jednom ću doć umoran u zoru
I will come to you one day, tired at dawn


da sa vratim na obalu snova
To return with you to the shore of dreams


ko rijeka moru svom
Like a river to its sea




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@ljiljanamiletic-oj9bu

Jedinstven glas i srce i duša i glazba sve najjjjjjjj.

@Nevenanena624

Zanosno predivno njezno.. gorko i slatko .😊

@Jelena0101

Pjesma moje mladosti
Ponovo je slusam sad mi je jos vise draza.❤ljubav ❤

@jelabrankovic6673

SVE PESME SU MU DOBRE I UVEK ĆE SE SLUŠATI IZ GENERACIJE U GENERACIJU TO MOŽE SAMO LEGENDA MIŠO I NIKO VIŠE ❤❤❤

@ullapink6979

Toll danke eine wunderschöne Stimme könnte stundenlang zuhören super danke LG.

@milospesteric5537

A možeš još uvek

@milkaaleksic5800

Uz tebe se budim. Kao devojcica sam bila na tvom koncertu u bioskopu u Uzicu. I to me prati I sada. Pijem jutarnju kafu uz tvoju pesmu. Ziveo jos dugo.

@vicentelaureanobarzanayutr4447

Dbier creo estar inmediata traducción Vicente Laureano bárzana yutronic croata y español por sangres de abuelos migrantes a chile fines 1800 bendiciones amigos

@cvetkainkret3836

Mišo poješ tako čustveno ❤❤❤

@mirjanatimotijevic7821

Ovo je pesma mog supruga i mene podseća me na najlepša vremena naša lična karta

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